National Republican., 1887-09-12
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fought for reputation; they fought for our prop
erty; they fought for our soul.
Another reward that comes from Christian
hospitality is in the assurance that we shall
have hospitality shown to us and to ours. In
the upturnings Of this life, who knows In what
city OF what land we may be thrown, aud how
much we may need an open door There may
come no such crisis to us, but our children
may be thrown into some su II strait He who
is in a Christian manner hospitable has affeo
pass through all Christendom. II may be that
such stress shall come upon one of your do
scendants; but do you not suppose that God can
Se S be heard asans ssG Ss door
Of eome stranger, and that door will open; and
1t will he talked over In heaven, and II Will bo
said: That mans grandfather flity years ago,
gave shelter to a stranger, and now a strangers
door Is open for n grandson.
Among the Greeks after entertaining and
being entertained, they take q piece OF lead
and cut 1t in two, and the host takes one half
Of the piece of lead and the guest takes the
other half as they. part. These two pieces OF
lead are handed down from generation to gem
while, perhaps, one ofthe families In want or
trouble go out with this one piece OF lead and
find the other family with the corresponding
pleted than the old hospitality is aroused, ana
eternal friendship pledged. so the memory OF
Christian hospitality will go down from gener-
alton to generation. and from family to family,
and the tally will never be lost, neither in this
world nor the world to come.
Mark this: The day will come when we will
oil be turned out of doors without any excep-
canteen, no bread in the haversack, and we
will go In that way into the future world.
And wonder if eternS, ssospalitess VII open
lasting habitations? Francis Frescobald was a
rich Italian, and ho was very merciful aud
very hospi,able. One day an Englishman BY
the name OF Thomas Cromwell appeared at his
door asking for shelter and aims, which were
eheerfully rendered. Frescobald aftorward
lost all his property, BECAME very poor, and
saw procession passing, and loI II was the
lord chancellor Of England and lol the lord
chancellor OF England was Thomas Cromwell,
down in Italy. The lord chancellor, at the
first glance OF Frescobald, recognized him and
dismounted from his carriage, threw his arms
around him, and EN- braced him, paid his debts,
invited him to his house. and said "Here
| are ten pieces OF money to pay for tho
bread you gave me, and here are ten PIECES OF
money to provide for the horse you loaned me,
| four hundred ducats. Take them and be well. /"
| So II will be at last with us. If we entertain
Christ in the person OF His disciples in this
we will meet Christ in a regal procession, and
| He viii pour all the wealth of heaven into our
lies. And oh, how tame are the richest enter.
tanments we can give on earth compared with
| the regal munihcence which Christ will dis
play before our souls In heavenl / was
gives OF the entertainment provided by George
| Neville. Among other things for that banquet
they had three hundred quarters Of wheat one
| hundred and four tuns of wine, eighty oxen,
| three thousand capons two hundred cranes,
| two hundred kids, four thousand pigeons, four
| thousand rabbits. two hundred and four bit.
| terms. two hundred pheasants, five hundred
| partridges, four hundred plover, one hundred
| quail, one hundred Curlews, fifteen hundred
hot pasties. four thousand cold venison pasties
| four thousadd custards-the Earl of Warwick
acting as steward aud servitors one thousand.
oh. what a grand feast was that but then
| compare Il with the provision which God
| has made for us on high; that grea,
| banquet hour: the one hundred and
forty and four thousand as guests; all tho harp,
| and trumpets Of heaven as the orchestra; the
| vintage OF the celestial hills poured into the
tankards; all the fruits OF the orchards OF God
| piled on the golden platters; the ANGELS Of the
Lord for cup-bearers, and the once folded
starry banner Of the blue sky flung out oyer
| the scene. while seated at the head of the
table shall be the One who eighteen centuries
| ago declared II was n stranger and ye took
Me in" Our sins pardoned, may wo all min
gle In those hospltalities!